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Military Bits & Pieces

It’s in the nature of the business for the world’s military forces to be at the forefront of technological advancements. And by that, we don’t mean only weaponry but also technologies developed for military use that eventually come to revolutionize the civilian world – a number of them allow you to read this on your gadget right now. So, for all you people with a passion for hardware that goes bang or wears camo for purposes other than tricking spy photographers, here’s a new section on our website dedicated to all things military.

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Defiant Helicopter Hiding in the Trees Is Something We Should Get Used To
Defiant Helicopter Hiding in the Trees Is Something We Should Get Used To

19 Jan 2022, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing says the Defiant assault helicopter it is working with together with Sikorsky passed high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings training

 
F-15E Strike Eagle Sneaks Away From Under a Stratotanker, Bed of Clouds Awaits
F-15E Strike Eagle Sneaks Away From Under a Stratotanker, Bed of Clouds Awaits

19 Jan 2022, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-15E Strike Eagle is seen here moving away from a KC-135 Stratotanker in one of the most beautiful shots of aerial refueling ever released

 
DARPA’s Polaris RZRs Getting Ready for First Field Test as Autonomous Combat Vehicles
DARPA’s Polaris RZRs Getting Ready for First Field Test as Autonomous Combat Vehicles

18 Jan 2022, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA getting ready for the first major field test of the Polaris RZR-based Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program

 
F-15E Strike Eagle Looks Like It’s Flying Over Mars in Amazing Close-Up
F-15E Strike Eagle Looks Like It’s Flying Over Mars in Amazing Close-Up

18 Jan 2022, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo captured by a USAF airman last year shows an F-15E Strike Eagle somewhere over Southwest Asia, desert looks like a Martian surface

 
China Unveils Massive Mechanical Yak, a Jaw-Dropping Beast for Military Off-Grid Missions
China Unveils Massive Mechanical Yak, a Jaw-Dropping Beast for Military Off-Grid Missions

18 Jan 2022, 05:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Meet the world's largest and heaviest quadruped bionic robot, a "yak" that is not only powerful, but also incredibly agile and fast

 
B-1B Lancers Look Deadly Even When Going to the Super Bowl to Join Bomber Trifecta
B-1B Lancers Look Deadly Even When Going to the Super Bowl to Join Bomber Trifecta

17 Jan 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two B-1B Lancers deployed with the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota are seen here en route to Florida for Super Bowl Bomber Trifecta flyover

 
F-22 Raptor Banks Like a Pro Over Nellis Air Force Base, Photographer Even More Impressive
F-22 Raptor Banks Like a Pro Over Nellis Air Force Base, Photographer Even More Impressive

16 Jan 2022, 01:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amazing photo shows an F-22 Raptor deployed with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron banking over Nellis Air Force Base

 
A-10 Thunderbolt Looks Like a Hammer Taking Off, Couldn’t Care Less
A-10 Thunderbolt Looks Like a Hammer Taking Off, Couldn’t Care Less

15 Jan 2022, 01:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This A-10 Thunderbolt deployed with the 104th Fighter Squadron is seen here taking off from Utah base on a weapons system evaluation program named Combat Hammer

 
Hungarian Gripen Fighters to Get More Powerful, Efficient With New Saab Upgrade
Hungarian Gripen Fighters to Get More Powerful, Efficient With New Saab Upgrade

14 Jan 2022, 17:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Hungarian fleet of Gripen fighters is getting upgraded with the latest version Mission System (MS) 20 Block 2 configuration

 
E-3 Sentry Displays Massive "Flying Saucer" for All to See
E-3 Sentry Displays Massive "Flying Saucer" for All to See

14 Jan 2022, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This E-3 Sentry (AWACS) is seen here in a refueling flight conducted last year “over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.“

 
EA-18G Growlers Make Rare Group Appearance as the Ultimate Jamming Platforms
EA-18G Growlers Make Rare Group Appearance as the Ultimate Jamming Platforms

13 Jan 2022, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Three EA-18G Growlers deployed with the Navy Reserve fly together during exercise Southern Strike at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center

 
Russia's First Upgraded Tu-160 Blackjack Strategic Bomber Completes Maiden Flight
Russia's First Upgraded Tu-160 Blackjack Strategic Bomber Completes Maiden Flight

12 Jan 2022, 23:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On January 12th, he first newly-built Tu-160M Blackjack,Russia's largest and heaviest strategic bomber, completed its maiden flight

 
B-52 Stratofortress Getting New Power Systems to Keep It Flying Until It Turns 100
B-52 Stratofortress Getting New Power Systems to Keep It Flying Until It Turns 100

12 Jan 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Collins Aerospace gets another contract for the upgrade efforts for the B-52 Stratofortress, to make a new electric power generation system

 
USAF to Deploy the World’s Fastest, Most Sustainable Airliner for Global Transportation
USAF to Deploy the World’s Fastest, Most Sustainable Airliner for Global Transportation

12 Jan 2022, 05:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force awarded $60 million to Boom Supersonic, for its groundbreaking supersonic aircraft that's also 100% sustainable

 
Lockheed Martin Inks Deal to Beef Up Egypt's Fleet of Apache Choppers
Lockheed Martin Inks Deal to Beef Up Egypt's Fleet of Apache Choppers

11 Jan 2022, 16:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Tt's expected to take up four years of labor to get all of the 25 Apaches up to the latest specs. The work is anticipated to take place in Mesa, Arizona

 
B-1B Lancer Is So Valuable It Has Its Own Security Detail While on Missions Overseas
B-1B Lancer Is So Valuable It Has Its Own Security Detail While on Missions Overseas

11 Jan 2022, 12:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two soldiers deployed with the 7th Security Forces Squadron are seen on the grounds of the Orland Air Force Station in Norway guarding a B-1B Lancer

 
Gravity Lends Its Jet Suit to NATO for Mountain Warfare Rescue Exercise in Slovenia
Gravity Lends Its Jet Suit to NATO for Mountain Warfare Rescue Exercise in Slovenia

11 Jan 2022, 10:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NATO is testing Gravity Industries' jet suit for potential rescue missions. The last adventure of the flying suit took place in the Slovenian mountains

 
Avenger Drones Demonstrate Ability to Send Merged Air Threat Data to a Ground Station
Avenger Drones Demonstrate Ability to Send Merged Air Threat Data to a Ground Station

11 Jan 2022, 00:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Two General Atomics (GA-ASI) Avenger combat drones equipped with Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod demonstrated their ability to send fused sensor data

 
Fat F-35 Lightning II Flexes Muscles During Decades-Old Exercise
Fat F-35 Lightning II Flexes Muscles During Decades-Old Exercise

10 Jan 2022, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-35 Lightning II deployed with the 62nd Fighter Squadron is seen here as it took part in the Red Flag exercise over Nevada in March last year

 
Russia’s Newest Submarine, Named “Black Hole” by the U.S. Navy, Is Ready for Action
Russia’s Newest Submarine, Named “Black Hole” by the U.S. Navy, Is Ready for Action

10 Jan 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The third generation Russian submarine, one of the stealthiest in the world, is getting ready to be deployed on its first mission